Qiaohai (Joice) Hu
Associate Professor
Biography
Before joining Colorado School of Mines, Hu served on the faculty at several universities including Purdue University, Washington University St. Louis, University of Missouri St Louis, and the City University of Hong Kong.
At Mines, she has taught Supply Chain Analytics, Simulation, and Prescriptive Analytics.
Hu is a senior editor for Production and Operations Management, and ad hoc reviewer for elite journals such as Management Science, Operations Research, Manufacturing, Services and Operations Management, IIE Transactions, Naval Research Logistics, European, Journal of Operations Research, and Operations Research Letters.
Education
- Ph.D, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH
- M.S. Management Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH
- M.A. Economics Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
- B.S. Biophysics, NanKai University, Tianjin, China
Research Interests
Global supply chain management, operations and finance interfaces, risk management in supply chains, operations strategy, managing the innovation process, marketing and manufacturing inter- faces, product line design, lean manufacturing, inventory control, operations planning, management science and optimization. Papers in top journals include Production and Operations Management, Manufacturing, Services and Operations Management, IIE Transactions.
Publications
Refereed Publications
Journal Articles
1. Hu, Q. (2021). Specific Capacity Investment in Supply Chains. Omega, forthcoming.
2. Hsu, V. & Q. Hu (2020). Global Sourcing Decisions for a Multinational Firm with Foreign Tax Credit
Planning. IISE Transactions, 52(6), 688-702.
3. Hu, Q. (2017). Inventory Management and Debt Maturity Structure. Production and Operations Management,
26(10), 1819-1938.
4. Chen, J., M. Dada & Q. Hu (2017). Flexible Procurement Contracts for Competing Retailers: The
Manufacturer’s Perspective. European Journal of Operations Research, 259(1), 130-142.
Book Chapters (Refereed)
13. Hu, Q. (2019). Specific Capacity Investment in Supply Chains With Renegotiation. Foundations and
Trends in Technology, Information and Operations Management, 2(2-3), 334-348.
14. Hu, Q. (2017). Debt Financing and Supply Chain Capacity Investment. Foundations and Trends in
Technology, Information and Operations Management, 10(3-4), 358-371.
15. Hu, Q. & P. Su (2017). Supply Chain Debt Financing in Competition. Foundations and Trends in
Technology, Information and Operations Management, 10(3-4), 388-406.
Courses Taught
Spreadsheet Modeling
Stochastic Modeling
Business Statistics I and II
Deterministic Models
Data Analysis and Decision Modeling
Advanced Operations/Supply Chain Management
Operations Management
Strategic Sourcing and Procurement
Service Quality Management
MBA Corporate Residential Trip